ping

check_ping

Checks the icmp ping connection.

Implementation

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Examples

Default Check

check_ping host=localhost
OK - Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 0.113ms |...

Example using NRPE and Naemon

Naemon Config

define command{
    command_name         check_nrpe
    command_line         $USER1$/check_nrpe -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -n -c $ARG1$ -a $ARG2$
}

define service {
    host_name            testhost
    service_description  check_ping
    use                  generic-service
    check_command        check_nrpe!check_ping!'warn=rta > 1000 || pl > 30' 'crit=rta > 5000 || pl > 80'
}

Argument Defaults

Argument	Default Value
filter	none
warning	rta > 1000 \|\| pl > 30
critical	rta > 5000 \|\| pl > 80
empty-state	3 (UNKNOWN)
empty-syntax	%(status) - could not get any ping data
top-syntax	%(status) - ${list}
ok-syntax
detail-syntax	Packet loss = ${pl}%{{ IF rta != ’’ }}, RTA = ${rta}ms{{ END }}

Check Specific Arguments

Argument	Description
-4	Force using IPv4.
-6	Force using IPv6.
host	host name or ip address to ping
packets	number of ICMP ECHO packets to send (default: 5)

Attributes

Filter Keywords

these can be used in filters and thresholds (along with the default attributes):

Attribute	Description
host_name	host name ping was sent to.
ttl	time to live.
sent	number of packets sent.
received	number of packets received.
rta	average round trip time in milliseconds.
pl	packet loss in percent.